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	Kohein
		The kohanim are the descendants of Aaron, chosen by G-d at the time of the incident with the Golden Calf to perform certain sacred work, particularly in connection with the animal sacrifices and the rituals related to the Temple.
		After the destruction of the Temple, the role of the kohanim diminished significantly in favor of the rabbis; however, we continue to keep track of kohein lineage.
		Kohanim are given the first aliyah on the Sabbath (i.e., the first opportunity to recite a blessing over the Torah reading), which is considered an honor.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Judaism/kohein.html (133 words)

	Apple - Pro - Profiles - Parish Kohanim
		Kohanim came to the U.S. by himself at just 17, with $300 and one contact in his pocket.
		And despite the way contemporary critics often measure artistic significance on a scale that ranges from the merely controversial to the outright disturbing, Kohanim staunchly defends the pursuit of the beautiful.
		As is often the case, what struck Kohanim most during the session was the acrobat’s utter devotion to his craft.
	www.apple.com /pro/profiles/kohanim (0 words)

	Midreshet Lindenbaum \| Features \| Bnot Kohanim
		Kohanim are in the purest of states while eating them, as part of their service in the Temple.
		The verse specifies that both the sons and daughters of the Kohanim eat the breast and shoulder.
		The breast and shoulder of the shlamim are eaten by the male and female Kohanim.
	www.lind.org.il /features/bnotkohanim_v24.htm (5105 words)

	Kohen
		This section should also note that some of the traditional restrictions on Kohanim still remain in force in Orthodox Judaism, how these views have been modified within Conservative Judaism, and how Reform Judaism holds that these laws are no longer binding.
		He rules that today's Kohanim, lacking documentary evidence of clear right to the priestly title, owes any privileges and obligations not simply to halakha (law) but rather to the force of minhag (custom).
		One position of the CJLS is that daughters of Kohanim and Leviyim can be accorded the same aliyot that are normally accorded to Kohanim and Leviyim, whether they are single or married.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ko/Kohen.html (4331 words)

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		Although the descendents of Aharon, the brother of Moses, have spread throughout the world over the past 3,300 years, the members of this extended family are being invited to participate in the first ‘family reunion’ held since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE.
		Kohanim are the priestly family of the Jewish people.
		The Kohanim are a family of the Tribe of Levi, the tribe that was chosen for Holy service.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3280527,00.html (411 words)

	P57tzav
		Similarly, the sanctification of the kohanim is required for the other daily services, which bring to expression the function and meaning of the two altars: the tamid sacrifice on the outer altar and the incense offering on the inner altar.
		The granting to the kohanim of a portion of the sacrifices is an integral part of their consecration as kohanim (7:35-36): "This is the perquisite of Aharon and the perquisite of his sons, from the fire offerings of Hashem, once (lit.
		The sacrifices of the ceremony in which the kohanim and the mishkan are consecrated and the sacrifices brought in the already-consecrated mishkan have similar laws and similar status.
	www.vbm-torah.org /parsha/25tzav.htm (2343 words)

	Grant R. Jeffrey Ministries
		The researchers found a preponderance of the YAP, DYS19B haplotype in the priestly kohanim This Y chromosome is carried only by men and is passed down father to son patrilineally.
		Since the Roman army burned the Temple in A.D. 70 the kohanim priesthood required its members to keep ritually pure by not touching a corpse or marrying a divorcee.
		This genetic evidence was found in kohanim from both the Ashkenazi (European) and the Sephardi (Spanish and Middle Eastern) branches of the worldwide Jewish population.
	www.grantjeffrey.com /article/art8gen.htm (519 words)

	Halachah in Brief #110 Birkat Kohanim
		In discussing birkat kohanim, the most obvious issue to raise, at least in the context of these sheets, is why Rambam includes it among those sixty that apply to all Jews everywhere.
		As the kohanim were about to ascend for birkat kohanim during musaf, one kohen approached me and said, "You know, many kohanim think that on Yom Kippur one is allowed to recite birkat kohanim with shoes on, since they are not leather," and asked me to warn the kohanim that this is not so.
		Kohanim take off their shoes for birkat kohanim only because of a Rabbinic worry that if they were wearing shoes with laces, their laces might become untied, and, in retying them, the kohen might neglect to fulfill his Torah obligation to join in blessing the Jewish people.
	www.rjconline.org /hib110.htm (1071 words)

	Parshas Tzav - 1997
		The kohanim were confined to the mishkan for seven days, and after their dutiful completion of these tasks they were duly constituted to serve in the mishkan Hashem.
		The Torah wants to strengthen the kohanim in performing their service, because they might not otherwise be inclined to serve appropriately in the face of possible financial loss.
		The Torah therefore comes to remind the kohanim of their primary task; to be the religious leaders of the nation.
	dolphin.upenn.edu /~dbh/parshas/tzav/97 (1816 words)

	Daf Yomi
		The Mishna (Zevachim 15b) teaches that the kohanim must stand directly on the floor of the Azara while performing the avoda, without any chatzitza (separation) between their feet and the Azara.
		Kohanim, therefore, are not in the same category as butchers who are constantly slaughtering animals.
		He argues that just as the Gemara considers it admirable for the kohanim to tread in the blood of sacrifices, it is also admirable for a mohel to have blood on his hands because that illustrates his passion for bris milah.
	www.jewishpress.com /page.do/18135/Daf_Yomihtml (650 words)

	Judaism 101 - A Glossary of Basic Jewish Terms and Concepts
		The Kohanim are a subset of the Tribe of Levi.
		Their task is to assist the Kohanim in matters relating to the Temple.
		Since, like the Kohanim they are not given land in Israel, they are the recipients of "Maaser," one tenth the produce, or income, of each of the other tribes.
	www.ou.org /about/judaism/jl.htm (1585 words)

	Kohen
		In both the Tabernacle in the desert and later in the Temple in Jerusalem, it was the Kohanim and the Levi’im—the Kohens and the Levis—who ministered to the people and performed all the rituals associated with early Jewish worship.
		The Kohanim, being the most important members of the tribe, were awarded the first aliyah to the Torah, and the Levi’im were given the second.
		Conservative Judaism has continued to uphold the honors to Kohanim or Levi’im in most but not all instances, and has extended these privileges to the daughters of Kohanim and Levi’im, who may be called up as Bat Kohen or Bat Levi.
	www.bethyeshurun.org /kohen.htm (967 words)

	Divrei Mordechai - Tish B'Av 5761
		Since there were so many Kohanim, however, they were divided into twenty-four groups each called a "Mishmar," a "watch." These watches took turns performing the service for one week at a time.
		This was all the more necessary, he says, since the Kohanim only worked in the Temple every twenty-four weeks, and were not used to performing the Divine worship.
		He suggests that this bracha was established not because of the Kohanim's general temperament, but because of a specific event that occurred among them.
	www.utj.org /Torah/mfriedfertig/TishBAv5761.html (888 words)

	Vayikra: Torat Kohanim - Judaism - Arutz Sheva
		This is undoubtedly because most of the book is occupied with the laws of the specific sacrifices and the duties of the Kohanim in the Temple.
		Implicit in the title is the realization that Kohanim are to behave and live up to a certain standard set for them by the Torah.
		The rabbis in Pirkei Avot described the father of all Kohanim, the great Aharon, as a lover of peace, a pursuer of peace, a lover of his fellow human beings and someone who was able to bring people closer to Torah values, study and observance.
	www.israelnationalnews.com /article.php3?id=2093 (611 words)

	The Kohen Gene
		Since the Kohanim were the priests among the Jewish people, their duties were the holiest and most important.
		The Y-chromosome YAP, DYS19B haplotype is passed down from father to son, and it is the genetic marker that was found in 98.5% of the Kohanim (4).
		The prevalence of this gene in Kohanim is convincing evidence of the existence of The Temple and the priests as described in the Bible.
	serendip.brynmawr.edu /biology/b103/f03/web2/tliben.html (1169 words)

	Kohanim Advised to Fly From Israel at Night - Jewish Media Resources
		According to El Al, these routes have been in use since 1984 and could not easily be changed, due to noise pollution and the proximity to areas used for military training exercises.
		At first it was suggested that perhaps Kohanim could hermetically seal themselves in plastic bags (which are not mekablei tumah) as the plane passes over the cemetery.
		Smaller aircraft leaving at night are also problematic for Kohanim, unlike 747’s leaving at night, or most flights going to the Far East or South Africa.
	www.jewishmediaresources.com /ncarticle/247 (544 words)

	This week's Divrei Beit Hillel
		The kohanim were confined to the mish kan for seven days, and after the completion of these tasks they were duly prepared to serve in Mishkan Hashem.
		The korban chatat is partially eaten by the kohanim to teach us that yes - we must partake in the physical world, but we must also strive for a certain level of Kedusha - holiness in our actions.
		The Torah wants to strengthen the kohanim in performing their service, because they might not otherwise b e inclined to serve appropriately in the face of possible financial loss.
	dolphin.upenn.edu /~dbh/parshas/tzav/98 (2326 words)

	Weekly Daf #139
		Rabbi Yishmael's interpretation is that the reference is to the kohanim.
		The kohanim bless Israel and Hashem blesses the kohanim.
		Rabbi Akiva sees the blessing bestowed upon the kohanim not as a means for making their blessing effective nor as a reward for their act.
	ohr.edu /yomi/yomi139.htm (712 words)

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		AC also shared a teaching from Rambam explaining why kohanim are not allocated land in Israel — because as teachers, they are supported by tithes, and that anyone may elect to support him-/herself this way.
		Kohanim + bat kohanim + ben/bat bat kohanim (that is, a broader category of those who count as kohanim by “descent”) All of these options raise a question about whether or what blessing should be used, specifically, the vitzivanu blessing by bat kohanim 4.
		She loved it because the kohanim leading included feminist men, it didn’t feel hierarchical, it was done in a small room, and felt really beautiful.
	www.shtibl.com /updatedMinutes.doc (2896 words)

	Hadrash Ve-Haiyun - Torah Parsha Page
		Let us suggest that because rabbinical ordination and birchas kohanim are the only two instances where hands are used then there must be a strong relationship between the two.
		With regard to rabbinical ordination the commentators explain that the hands of the teacher are symbolic of the tradition that he has received from his teacher, etc… who in turn received from Moshe and who in turn received from Hashem at Mount Sinai.
		Birchas kohanim is done is the form of rabbinical ordination where the kohanim who represent the guardians of our past ancestral blessings channel the continuation of these collective blessings to the current generation.
	members.aol.com /eylevine/5761nasso.htm (644 words)

	Rambam Laws of the Birkat Kohanim
		And the Kohanim do not start the next blessing until the "Amen" of the Congregation is finished And the Shaliach tzibbur is not permitted to say "Amen" like the rest of the congregation lest he become confused and not know what blessing he is to call to them--if it is the second or third verse,.
		And the Kohanim are not permitted to change their places until the Shaliach tzibbur finishes "Sim Shalom" And they [the Kohanim] are not permitted to knot up their fingers until they turn their faces from the Congregation..
		And if there is a barrier between the Kohanim and those being blessed, even if it be an iron wall, since their faces are turned to the Kohanim, behold, they are in the category of those blessed.
	www.egalitarianminyan.org /rambam.html (1808 words)

	Welcome to The Tribe, historical timeline, who's who of current cohen-Levi families
		The line of the Kohanim is patrilineal: it has been passed from father to son without interruption from Aharon, for 3,300 years, or more than 100 generations.
		He considered a hypothesis: if the Kohanim are descendants of one man, they should have a common set of genetic markers--a common haplotype-- that of their common ancestor.
		A particular marker, (YAP-) was detected in 98.5 percent of the Kohanim, and in a significantly lower percentage on non-Kohanim.
	www.cohen-levi.org /the_tribe/kohanim_forever.htm (1974 words)

	The Blessing of the Kohanim
		It is a Mitzvah, a Biblical commandment, for Kohanim to bless the people with the blessing of the Kohanim, as written in the Torah.
		Kohanim bless G-d for the privilege of his commandment to extend the blessing to his people.
		However the blessings of the Kohanim was never discontinued and continues to be the one Torah Mitzvah of the Temple Service performed by the Kohanim without the Temple.
	www.cohen-levi.org /03blessings.htm (601 words)

	Weekly-Halacha, Parshas Netzavim-Vayeilech - 5762 - Torah.org
		It is proper for kohanim to immerse themselves in a mikveh before nesias kapayim, and it is difficult for them to do so on a daily or even a weekly basis(5).
		At the conclusion of birkas kohanim, the custom is for the congregation to thank the kohanim for their blessing(32).
		While some kohanim have the custom of responding with beruchim tihiyu'(33), others advise the kohanim against responding in those words in order to avoid a halachic dispute as to whether their response constitutes an additional blessing over and beyond what is mandated by the Torah(34).
	www.torah.org /advanced/weekly-halacha/5762/netzavim.html (1636 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - COHEN, (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Jewish religious life they have certain privileges and responsibilities: these are dealt with under
		Not all of those who are, in the religious sense, Kohanim bear the name "Cohen." In a way, the name is not strictly a surname, but an indication or hereditary office.
		The number of those who bear the name "Cohen" in its various forms is a considerable proportion of all Jews.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=577&letter=C&search=cohen (481 words)

	Torah MiTzion - Parsha Online - Naso (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Birkat kohanim – the blessing of the kohanim – is actually the blessing of God, a beracha conveyed to the nation through the kohanim.
		Hashem therefore designated the kohanim, who are referred to as "people of God," servants of Hashem, to bring His blessing to the people.
		This is the role of the kohanim: to bring Am Yisrael back to their roots, to the Almighty.
	www.torahmitzion.org /eng/resources/show.asp?id=205 (712 words)

	p57korac
		Holiness itself is inherent in the Kohanim; hence the conclusion of the section: "And you shall appoint Aharon and his sons, and they shall keep the priestly office, and the STRANGER who approaches will be put to death" (3,10).
		The status of the Kohanim appears to be something which was decided long ago, without any connection to the appointment of the tribe of Levi.
		It now becomes clear that this perspective on the Kohanim and Leviim as belonging to a single continuum, and the view of the priesthood as an internal division within the tribe of Levi, expresses the true meaning of the test of the staffs.
	www.vbm-torah.org /parsha/38korach.htm (2917 words)

	Rabbi Wein - Vayikra, 5760 - Torah.org
		The task that therefore was placed on the Kohanim was not one of mere rote service in the Temple.
		It was rather the challenge to be exemplary in behavior, a role model for others, a teacher of Torah to Israel by deed as well as by word, that would define the true Kohain.
		The Rabbis in Pirke Avot described the father of all Kohanim, the great Aharon, as a lover of peace, a pursuer of peace, a lover of his fellow human beings and someone who thereby was able to bring people closer to Torah values, study and observance.
	www.torah.org /learning/rabbiwein/5760/vayikra.html (478 words)

	JewishGates.Com - The Definitive Source for Talmudic Learning (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In some congregations it was the tradition for the Levites present to wash the hands and feet of the Kohanim prior to the Priestly Blessing.
		The Hands of the Kohanim are held in a special way during the Priestly Blessing: the hands are raised, palms out.
		This became the emblem of the Kohanim (and was used by "Star Trek" as Mr.
	www.jewishgates.com /file.asp?File_ID=811 (423 words)

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